Door-hanger.



i HENRY J. RANDALL, or EAST UNiTED STATES MYERS AND BROTHER, OF

PArnr oEEroE.

DooneHANGER Speci'caton of Letters Patent.

Patented'neb. 2c, 1907.

Application flied may 11, 1905. Serin No. 259,863.

"To VaU) whom, t may cori/cern: p 4, Be it known that .L-YHENRY J .-RANDALL, a 'citizen of the United States, residingat East Cohoc-tah, insthe county of Livingstonand Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers',I of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of. doorhangers, arid particularly to the class of such hangers that 1s used in connection with barndoors, though my improved hanger is adapt-v ed foruse with car-doors and the like.

The especial object of my improvements is to produce a door-hanger that is capable of vertical adjustment relative to the track on 4which it travels, that will permit the door to which it is connected to slideI or move closely to theV barn or other structure for which it serves asa closure, and that forms a hinge connection on which the door maybe swung outwardly.

Other objects of general utility are .oh-

tained by my improved hanger which need not be specifically pointed out.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this application, Figure 1 shows in front elevation a hanger constructed according to my invention and operatively applied to a barn and door, portions of the latter being showin. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the hanger and showing the door swung outwardly from the barn and door-opening; and Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2, but shows the door set closely to the barn.

Referring to the details of the drawing, A represents a portion oi the front of a-barn havinga suitable doorway formed therein to which a door Bv is applied. a. represents a door-hanger track which is arranged across the iront of the barn above the doorway and is supported by brackets a?, secured to the building, all in the usual way. C indicates a metal plata which is formed witha central vertical tubular barrel c and is secured to the outer face oi the door.

D indicates a round steel or iron rod which is bent nearits upper'end to forni a horizontal portion d, which islthreaded at its end dl. The vertical portion of the rod D asses through the barrel c ofthe plate C, an a nut d4 is screwed on the end cl3 until it bears against the lower end of the barrel.

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i D2 is a rod which passes through the eyes of eyebolts a2, and a nut d4 is screwed on i the upper end of the rod until it impinges the rod D2 terminates in' a tubular angular extensond, which receives and forms a be aring'for the horizontal portion a of thelrcd D. The Shanks of the eyebolts extend through a metal strap e and arev threaded at their outer ends to receive nuts d8. On the shank of the low'er1eye'bolt is mounted a grooved sheave f', which is so arranged that its groove will engage the under side or edge of the track a',

and a Washer d5 is interposed between4 the shank of'the upper eyebolt, in addition to passing through the strap e', .also passes cross-section and overhangs and furnishes bearings tor-the spindles or axles of grooved sheaves ff, which are so arranged that their grooves engage the upper edge ofthe track in the usal manner.

strap e' is bent and overhangs the housing so points, as clearly door is in position opposite the door-opening, the same may he vswung on the respective rods D and D2 into its closed position in said opening, and when it is desired to fully uncover the door-opening the operation is in reverse movement of the door, 1t being swung outwardlyon said rod. The adjustatility of the hanger parts relative to the frame or' front of the structure on which the door. is hungrenders possible the free sliding ofthe of the structure in the door or the doorframe. Vertical adjustment of the hanger is effected by screwing up' or down the Inuts d4 on either or both othe rods D D, as may be desired. If it be desired to swing-the door that the shank of the upper eyebolt passes applied will operate as iollows: When the against the upper eyebolt. rlhe lower end'of i ,hub'of the sheave and the strap e. 'Ihe through a housing e2, which is U. shape in .a

It will be noted that the upper part of they door notwithstanding inequalities in the face 5 of swinging on a vertical axis and a horizon? tal'axis.". A

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to obtain by Letters latent, is-

ro 1. In a door-hanger, a strap adapted to be secured to a door, said strap having a bearing thereon,a hanger-frame adapted to support sheaves and having bearings provided thereon, and means connecting said hanger-frame 15 'and strap, saidmeans being hingedly connected and rotatably mounted in the bearings in the strap and hanger-frame. Tt 2. In a door-hanger, a strap secured to a door and having a tubular bearing thereon7 a 2o hanger-frame adapted to support sheaves and having' vdetachable bearmgs secured thereon, and means connecting said hangerframe and stra said means being hingedly connected an rotatably and adjustably porting strap, said Jframe and strap having'y vertical bearings thereon, and means connecting said Jframe and strap, said means be- -ing rotatably mounted in said bearings and having a horizontal hinge'connection.

4. ln a door-hanger, a sheave-supporting hanger-frame having vertical bearings thereon, a rod rotatably mounted in said bearings, and provided With avhorizontal bearing, a door-supporting strap having a vertical bearing thereon, a, rod rotatably mounted insaid bearingand provided With a horizontal'iarm rotatably mounted in said horizontal bearing of the 'first-named rod. Q

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence-of two Witnesses. l A

HENRY J. RANDALL. I/Vitnesses:

WILLIE I-I. TROWBR'IDGE, JESSE J. HENDRYX. 

